Watch Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS on Netflix even if you’ve seen it 100 times.
Nothing like a flock of homicidal birds on an island to prepare for Halloween. Hitchcock was a genius. The filmmaking is so advanced for 1963. And you’ll be amazed at how much cigarette smoking was part of every social interaction. You were either being asked for a cigarette or asking for one or asking for a light or asking someone to light your cigarette. You’ll forgive you parents their emphysema when you watch this. Also, don’t miss Kim Novak driving a motorboat in a full-length mink. Fun and horror.